GAME OF THRONES

Game of Thrones Has Hired a Croatian Spoiler Thug to Keep on Set

Of all the television shows currently on the air, Game of Thrones may be the most spoiler-sensitive. This is in part because of the medieval drama’s rapidly-growing death count and the fact that viewers are so invested in the show that they will metaphorically shank anyone who spoils an upcoming episode for them—even though, ironically, millions of fans have already read George R. R. Martin’s source books. Knowing this, and that Game of Thrones spoilers are so feared in some cultures that they are actually used as high-school punishment, the HBO series is taking extra precautions on set to make sure that crew members and third-party lurkers don’t spoil any upcoming scenes for fans.

And that spoiler-precaution system may not be as sophisticated as you imagined. During a Daily Show interview on Monday, host Jon Stewart asked Peter Dinklage how the show manages to protect itself against camera-phone wielding fans and cast members. Dinklage revealed that the show has hired a no-nonsense Croatian to act as the smartphone-throwing spoiler enforcer on set.

“The camera phones are very popular on set,” Dinklage confessed. “In Croatia [where the show films its exterior scenes], we have this enormous guy who—that’s his job. To just [pluck camera phones out of hands]. He will yell at them in Croatian and it’s terrifying. But he will just take your phone and throw it. And it’s so refreshing! I wish I had the nerve to do that.”

“I think you could do it,” Stewart replied. “That guy goes home from work and his wife asks, ‘Honey, how was work?’ ‘Good day. Threw phone.’”

And while Dinklage remained mum about Game of Thrones’ upcoming season—respect—the actor did allow one spoiler about his character in the next X-Men installment: “My hair is fantastic.”